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Listening to the indigenous voice in education ACER has released the Australian Education Review, which suggests that evidence-based research and evaluation programs requires the full participation of Indigenous people to successfully address the complex educational disadvantage.

Failing to address the needs of gifted children Gifted students are the most neglected in Australia’s education system because teachers are not being given the training they need to meet these students’ special needs, according to a UNSW expert in gifted education.

Gonski to lead review with panel of seven announced Minister Simon Birmingham released a statement naming the panel of experts that will lead an inquiry into ensuring that the new investment in schools actually boosts the results of Australian students.

Rich kids in free public schools Blaise Joseph is an Education Policy Analyst at The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) and challenges the expectation of free education for high SES parents in a recent commentary on the CIS website.

Teachers: satisfied but stressed The ASG-ACE Teachers Report Card reveals that 21 per cent have considered leaving the profession in the past three months. However 96% find their job very rewarding according to new research.

The cheque’s in the mail You’ve heard all the common excuses – “Sorry, I’ve been so busy, I completely forgot to pay our account”; or, “I don’t think we ever received that invoice”; or “The cheque’s in the mail”.  Maybe you’ve heard some creative excuses as well, like, “Our dog became really ill and we had a huge vet bill. We’ll pay the school fees as soon as we can”.

Creeping commercialism in public schools worries NSW Teachers NSW Teachers Federation released a statement expressing concern over the Commercialisation in Public Schooling study, showing education technology companies benefitting from developing standards and data infrastructure in schools.

Top STEM educators announced in SA science awards Twenty of South Australia’s best scientists, researchers and educators have been named finalists in this year’s South Australian Science Excellence Awards. Three school teacher were among the winners.

School health nurse program extends to district schools in TAS An extra 7.7 FTE nursing positions will be advertised bringing the total School Health Nurse’s to 29.7 across Tasmania, operating across 108 schools. The positions will be advertised on the Tasmanian Careers website from 12 July.

More funds for QLD preschools Sixty early childhood services in Queensland will share in $1.5 million in grants aimed to improve the safety and quality of service delivery, through the government's Small Assistance Grant Program.

Booze from parents leads to teens heavy drinking Parents supplying their teens with alcohol are fuelling underage drinking and increasing the risk that their children and their children’s friends will drink heavily. Parents need to be educated about these harmful consequences.

New book discusses bilingual education in NT The first detailed history of the innovative Northern Territory Bilingual Education Program, which began in remote schools more than 40 years ago, was launched at Charles Darwin University as part of NAIDOC Week.